already; now; no longer; not any more
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
even if; even though; however; no matter how
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to make oneself available (free)
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
natural; intrinsic; from birth
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
street; quarter; district; area
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
drastic treatment; rough-and-ready treatment; drastic remedy; drastic measures; drastic steps
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
year in, year out; always; 24-7
hiding one's embarrassment
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
(doing something) in tears
reproachful; hateful; bitter
complete set; all; everything
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out